Monica Castillo

freelance film critic and senior film programmer at the Jacob Burns Film Center

Monica Castillo on KCRW

Critics review the latest film releases: “Y2K,” “The Return,” “Get Away,” and “Nightbitch.”

Weekend film reviews: ‘Y2K,’ ‘The Return,’ ‘Get Away’

Critics review the latest film releases: “Y2K,” “The Return,” “Get Away,” and “Nightbitch.”

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Critics review the latest film releases: “Heretic,” “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,” “Christmas Eve in Miller's Point,” and “Small Things Like These.”

Weekend film reviews: ‘Heretic,’ ‘The Best Christmas Pageant Ever’

Critics review the latest film releases: “Heretic,” “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,” “Christmas Eve in Miller's Point,” and “Small Things Like These.”

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Critics review the latest film releases: “Piece by Piece,” “The Apprentice,” “We Live in Time,” and “The Last of the Sea Women.”

Weekend film reviews: ‘Piece by Piece,’ ‘The Apprentice’

Critics review the latest film releases: “Piece by Piece,” “The Apprentice,” “We Live in Time,” and “The Last of the Sea Women.”

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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